Fountain shaving brush and receptacle



June 30, 1931. H. R. PRIEST FOUNTAIN SHAVING BRUSH AND RECEPTACLE Filed Julyl2. 1950 Patented June 30, 1931 UNITED STATES- v HARRY `R. PRIEST, OF LOUDOII'VILIIEIJ OHIO FOUNTAIN SI-IAVING BRUSH AND RECEPTACLE Application filedV .Tuly v12,

This invention relates to shaving brushes i and receptacles therefor and has for an .object to provide a fountain shaving, brush which will be so constructed .as to contain l' shaving creamsuiiicient for'k a inonth'more or less of shaving and will be formed of a few parts detachably connected together so as to be easily maintained in a sanitary condition. 101` A further object of the invention is to provide a receptacle for housing the bristles of thebrush, said receptacle havinga reduced annular neck provided with a wedge surface whereby the shavingbrush .may be easily N5] slipped into the receptacle and wedgedl against becoming .accidentally dislodgedtherefrom, said receptacle furthermore having a removable capv opposite the reduced neck provid-ed with a mirror and permitting zo of the brush being placed upright on the cap todrrain after shaving, there being suitable openings arranged in staggered relation in the wall of the cap or receptacle to effectively ventilate the interior so that the bristles will f z5 quickly dry out. K p

lVith the above and other objects in view the invention consists in certain novel details of construction and combination of parts 5 hereinafter fully Adescribed and claimed,kit 3 being understood that various modifications may be resorted to -withinthe scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of lthe invention. y

In the accompanying part of this specifica-tion,

Figure 1 isa perspective view of the fountain shaving brush and receptacle, n Fig. 2 `is a longitudinal sectional; view through the brush and receptacle showing the magazine extended and containing a full charge of shaving cream, and n l Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view lthrough the receptacle. n v l 45 Referring now to the drawings in which like characters of reference designate similar;

parts in the various views, the fountain shav ing brush is *shown to comprise a barrel l0' having an axial duct 11 therethrough.V .The barrel is provided e'xteriorly at one end with drawings forming 1930. serial No. 467,606.

screw threads 12. .At the opposite end the barrel is enlarged topprovide aflange coupling 13 which is provided with interior screw threads 14.

A. cylindrical magazine 15 is provided with interior screw threads 16 to engage the above mentioned screw threads 12 of the barrel.

The magazine is preferably .provided ini-the f end;` wall with an enlarging mirror ZTby means of which portions of the face or even the teeth may be magnified for inspection. The magazine is sufficient in size to receive enough of shaving cream preferably to last thirty days or more, a. quarter-turn ofthe magazine on thebarrel being-suiiicientto supkv -threadedfiange 2O to engage the interior screw' threads 14 of the flange coupling 13.y

I he ringandflange thereof are frusto-conical 1n shape so as to conform to theshape of the e L Y base ring 18 or thebrush andwhenthering v19-is screwed into theflange conpling 113,1y the wall. of the frusto-conical. bore ofthefring draws the brush tightly down against the iiange couplin brush in place'` s ,n

For protecting thebristles ,against contamination 'and permitting of the same being g13 and securely anchors the dried out thoroughly after each vshavefa f -housing 21 isprovided. flfhe, housing pref?V erably 1s cylindrical 1n contour andis open` at both-ends. One'end of the-housing'is pro-V Y vided with a reduced# neck'22, the bore of which isfrusto-conical inshape, that is, it tapers vfrom the inner endf23 `to the outer end 24. Furthermore,.the reducedneckis pref-A erably recessed, as shown at 25, attheiinner endvv thereof to makethe frusto-conical vre-.

duced neck of the receptacle yielding or resilient.- f; The fountain shaving `brush dei scribed above may be slipped through the borev of the receptacle, magazine end rst and the flange coupling 13 frictionally wedged within'the frusto-conical bore of the reduced neck 22 of the receptacle. To remove the shaving brush, it is simply necessary to push the brush forwardly through the receptacle.

The receptacle 21 is provided with a flanged cap 26 adapted to frictionally engage the wall of the receptacle when applied and thus be secured by the friction between the flange of the cap and the wall of the receptacle against accidental dislodgment. The cap is provided on the outer face with a mirror 27 which is of sufhcient diameter to be easily used as a shaving mirror rand is preferably counter-sunk in the end wall of the cap so that the receptacle may be stood upright on the cap end, that is, in the reversed position from that shown in Fig. 1, to drain the bristles of the brush.

To effectively dry the bristles after each shaving operation, the wall of the receptacle is provided with staggered openings 28. The interior of the receptacle is ventilated thoroughly through these openings and the bristles are thus effectively dried, should the brush be placed in the receptacle in a wet condition.

The fountain shaving brush may be formed of lany desired material which will be strong and durable as well as attractive, and likewise the receptacle 21 and cap 26 may also be formed of any suitable material, although preferably for the sake of attractiveness, the receptacle and cap therefor are formed of transparent material.

It will be pointed out that the flange cou- )ling 13 is of greater diameter than the diameter of the barrel 10 of the fountain shaving brush `so that the magazine 15 may be readily advanced up to the coupling so that practically all of the contents of the magazine may be used and thus economy promoted.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

l. The combination of a shaving brush, and a receptaclegadapted to house the bristles, and comprising a cylindrical wall open at both ends and having one end restricted to provide a reduced neck, the bore of said neck being wedge shaped in contour to frictionallyengage the shaving brush, there being openings in the receptacle to ventilate the interior thereof, and a. cap closing the open end of the receptacle opposite the reduced neck and providedwith a mirror in the outer face thereof.

2. The combination of a shaving brush, and a cap for housing the bristles thereof, comprising a cylindrical perforated side wall reduced atone end to provide a reduced neck having a tapered bore adapted to engage the shaving brush, said reduced end of the receptacle being recessed contiguous to the inner end of said bore for promoting resiliency in said reduced neck, a flanged cap closing said receptacle opposite said reduced neck and provided with a fiat end wall, and a mirror coun-tersunk in the outer face of said wall, said cap and mirror forming an extensive base upon which the receptacle may be stood upright with the shaving brush therein to ventilate and drain the bristles of the shaving brush.

3. A fountain shaving Ybrush comprising a barrel having an aXial duct therethrough, an interiorly threaded flange coupling 0n one end of said barrel, the opposite end of said barrel being exteriorly threaded, a magazine having interior screw threads engaging the last named screw threads on said barrel, a brush component comprising bristles bound together at one end by a wedge shaped ring, and a coupling ring threaded into said coupling flange and having a frusto-conical bore engaging said wedge shaped ring and Wedging said brush component firmly in place on said barrel.

l. In a fountain shaving brush, a bristle component, a wedge shaped ring surrounding one end of said bristle component, a barrel having an axial duct, a magazine threaded onto said barrel, said barrel terminating oppositethe magazine ina flange coupling of greater exterior diameter than the diameter of the barrel, saidcoupling having interior screw' threads, and a coupling ring having external screw threads engaging the screw threads of the coupling and having a bore of substantially frusto-conical contour adapted to engage said wedge-shaped ring and wedge the same securely in place in said flange coupling.

5. A receptacle for shaving brushes comprising a housing of substantially cylindrical contour and terminating at one end in a reduced resilient neck having a wedge shaped annular bore, a cap removablyl disposed on said wall opposite said neck, and a'mirror countersunk in vthe'ou-ter face of said cap and coacting therewith in forming a flat base upon which the receptacle may be stood upright, said receptacle having staggered ventilating openings in the wall thereof. i

6. The combination ofra shaving brush, and a receptacle adapted to house the bristles, and comprising a cylindrical wall open at both ends and having one end restricted to provide a reduced neck, the bore of said neck being wedge-shaped in contour to frictionally engage the shaving brush, and a cap closing the open end of the receptacle opposite the reduced neck.

7. In a shaving brush, a bristle component, a handle terminating in a flange coupling having interior screw threads, and a coupling ring having external screw threads engaging the screw threads of the flange coupling and having a bore of substantially frusto-conical contour adapted to wedge the bristle component securely in place in said flange coupling.

8. In a shaving brush, a bristle component,

a hollow handle' forming a magazine and terminating in a flange coupling having interior screw threads, and a coupling ring having external screw threads engaging the screw thread-s of the flange coupling and having a bore of substantially frusto-conical contour adapted to Wedge the bristle component securely in place in said flange coupling.

In testimony whereof I aHX my signature.

HARRY R. PRIEST. [ns] 

